Thiago Silva has already had an impact of his young Chelsea teammates.
The 36-year-old has joined Chelsea as a free agent after an illustrious career with AC Milan and PSG.
Zouma has played alongside the Brazilian at centre-back and believes his experience will benefit Frank Lampard's side.
"You can see straightaway, as soon as he [Thiago Silva] walked through the door at Cobham, he gives advice to the players around him, he's really good with people and you can definitely see he has very good leadership skills.
"Everyone has welcomed Thiago into the group and we are all happy he's with us at Chelsea.
"I'm very excited to work with Thiago, but I don't think I'm the only one, a lot of the guys here at Chelsea feel exactly the same. We are all excited to play with him and to learn from him.
"He's got great experience at the highest level, he's won a lot of titles and last season he played in the Champions League final.
"For me, he's got everything. He's calm on the ball, he can defend very well, his positioning is great. I'm very happy he's here and excited to learn from him."
Zouma also confirmed Thiago Silva was speaking French with his teammates, adding: "He doesn't speak English that well just yet but he speaks French, so I can help him with that and so can a few other boys."
Although Chilwell doesn't share the same language with Silva, the England international is already enamoured with his presence in the dressing roon.
"Ever since he came in the building, when he is in the room he has a presence about him, and he makes everyone want to do well and standards will never slip, which they shouldn't anyway," the left-back added.
"He demands quality and assures the whole team around him so it is great to have him in there with us, and he talks throughout the whole game."
